"Mastering The Art of GOAL Setting with Jim Rohn"
Summary
TLDRIn this inspiring talk, Jim Rohn emphasizes the transformative power of setting well-defined goals. He shares his personal journey of goal setting, which led to significant changes in his life, including increased income and personal growth. Rohn highlights the importance of having a clear vision of the future and creating a compelling list of goals that align with one's dreams and aspirations. He encourages viewers to set goals that challenge and develop them, ultimately leading to a life of substance and fulfillment rather than mere existence.
Takeaways
- ๐ฏ Setting clear and vivid goals is essential for achieving great things and visualizing the future.
- ๐ Having a written list of goals can significantly impact your financial status and overall life.
- ๐ Dreams are a powerful influence on daily decisions and should be the greatest influence among all factors affecting your life.
- ๐ฎ Planning a future you are excited about helps you face it with anticipation rather than apprehension.
- ๐งฒ Well-defined goals act like magnets, pulling you towards them and helping you overcome difficulties.
- ๐ผ Without goals, life can deteriorate to mere existence, and you might get trapped by economic necessity.
- ๐ก The value of what you become is more important than what you get; focus on personal growth and development.
- ๐ค Reasons come before answers; having strong reasons to achieve something will lead you to find the necessary methods and solutions.
- ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ Personal motivations for achieving goals can vary greatly, from recognition and the joy of winning to family and the desire to share.
- ๐ Writing down your goals is a profound and simple act that can change your life; it clarifies your desires and aspirations.
- ๐ซ Avoid setting goals too low and never compromise your values or virtues for the sake of achieving them.
Q & A
What is the main message Jim Rohn conveys about goal setting?
-Jim Rohn emphasizes the importance of setting clear and vivid goals, as they help visualize the future and provide motivation to work towards achieving them.
How did Jim Rohn's mentor, Mr. Show, illustrate the importance of having a list of goals?
-Mr. Show asked Jim to show his list of goals and guessed Jim's bank balance when Jim didn't have one. This illustrated the impact of goal-setting on one's financial and personal success.
What are the five factors Jim Rohn mentions that affect our lives?
-The five factors are environment, events, knowledge, results, and our view of the future (dreams).
Why does Jim Rohn believe dreams are the most important factor among the five influences?
-Dreams are crucial because they influence our daily decisions and activities, pulling us towards a well-planned future and providing a sense of anticipation.
What does Jim Rohn suggest is the primary reason many people face the future with apprehension?
-Many people face the future with apprehension because they do not have a well-designed future and often follow someone else's view of how to live.
According to Jim Rohn, what is the fundamental process of goal setting?
-The fundamental process of goal setting involves deciding what you want and writing it down. This includes making a list of all the things you want to do, see, be, have, and achieve.
How does Jim Rohn propose that goals act as a magnet?
-Goals act as a magnet by pulling you in their direction. The better defined and described the goals are, the stronger they pull you through difficulties.
What did Jim Rohn learn from his experience with Budget Finance?
-Jim Rohn learned the importance of turning his goals into tangible actions. When he was able to pay off his debt, he dramatized the moment by paying in small bills, which was a symbolic achievement for him.
What is the major lesson Mr. Show taught Jim Rohn about becoming a millionaire?
-The major lesson was that the true value in becoming a millionaire is not in the money itself, but in what you become in the process of achieving that goal.
Why does Jim Rohn advise not to set goals too low?
-Setting goals too low can limit personal growth. High expectations and demands push individuals to perform, grow, and develop beyond average levels.
What is the significance of not compromising on one's values according to Jim Rohn?
-Not compromising on values, virtues, and philosophy is crucial because selling out can lead to self-unhappiness and erosion of self-worth, as illustrated by the story of Judas.
Outlines
๐ฏ The Power of Goal Setting
Jim Rohn emphasizes the importance of setting clear and vivid goals for personal growth and success. He shares his personal journey of learning goal setting from Mr. Show, which led to significant changes in his life, including increased income and personal development. Rohn explains that everyone is influenced by five factors: environment, events, knowledge, results, and the often-overlooked view of the future. He stresses the need to let dreams and a well-planned future be the greatest influences on daily decisions. Goals act as magnets, pulling individuals towards their desired future, overcoming difficulties. Without goals, life can deteriorate to mere existence. Rohn also discusses the importance of having 'reasons' for achieving great things, which come before the 'answers', and how necessity can drive one to find solutions.
๐ Discovering Motivation and Personal Growth
This paragraph delves into the reasons that drive individuals to achieve greatness, which can vary greatly from person to person. It suggests that understanding one's personal motivations, such as recognition, the joy of winning, or the desire to provide for others, can be powerful catalysts for success. The narrative includes examples of millionaires who continue to work for the pleasure of winning and individuals who strive for the benefit of their family or to share their wealth, as illustrated by Andrew Carnegie's life goal of giving away his fortune. The paragraph concludes by encouraging individuals to identify what truly 'turns them on' and to eliminate what 'turns them off', as these realizations can lead to significant life changes.
โ๏ธ The Simplicity of Goal Setting
Jim Rohn simplifies the process of goal setting by advising to decide what one wants and write it down. He suggests creating a list of aspirations, including personal desires, professional ambitions, and life experiences one wishes to have. Rohn shares his own list, which includes both profound and seemingly trivial goals, highlighting the importance of capturing all desires. He recommends keeping the list private and updating it to reflect personal growth and evolving values. The paragraph concludes with a humorous anecdote about settling a score with a finance company, demonstrating the personal satisfaction that can come from achieving goals.
๐ Aspirations for Personal Development
In this segment, Rohn discusses the concept of setting goals not just for the end result but for the personal development that comes with achieving them. He recounts a conversation with Mr. Shoaf, who encouraged him to set the goal of becoming a millionaire, not for the money itself but for the person it would make him become. The paragraph emphasizes the idea that the journey towards a goal can transform an individual, and thus, goals should be set to inspire growth and self-improvement. Rohn also touches on the importance of setting high expectations and not settling for less, as this can limit personal development.
๐ The Consequences of Compromise
The final paragraph of the script warns against setting goals too low and compromising one's values in the pursuit of success. Rohn uses the story of Judas to illustrate the point that material gain can lead to deep unhappiness if it comes at the expense of one's integrity. He advises against selling out and emphasizes the importance of self-respect and personal growth over material wealth. The paragraph concludes with a reminder to 'behold' the opportunities and potential that come with setting ambitious goals while also being 'beware' of the costs of compromising one's principles.
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Keywords
๐กGoal Setting
๐กMotivation
๐กDreams
๐กApprehension vs. Anticipation
๐กPersonal Growth
๐กReasons
๐กIntelligence vs. Reasons
๐กNecessity
๐กValues
๐กSelf-Unhappiness
๐กMillionaire
Highlights
Setting clear and vivid goals is essential for achieving great things and visualizing the future.
Jim Rohn's personal approach to goal setting had a profound effect on his life, including income and personality.
Lack of a goal list can lead to an unfocused life and stagnation in personal growth.
Goals act as magnets, pulling you towards them and helping overcome difficulties.
Having well-defined goals is crucial for not just making a living, but designing a life of substance.
Jim Rohn emphasizes the importance of having 'reasons' for accomplishing great things, not just intelligence.
Reasons come first, and answers come second; necessity drives the search for solutions.
Personal reasons, such as the desire for recognition or the joy of winning, can be powerful motivators.
Family and the desire to provide for loved ones can be a significant reason for striving for success.
Benevolence and the desire to share resources can inspire individuals to achieve more.
Andrew Carnegie's life goal to accumulate and then give away wealth exemplifies the power of goal setting.
Identifying what turns you on and off in life can lead to significant personal change and growth.
Goal setting is a simple yet profound process of deciding what you want and writing it down.
Keeping a private list of goals allows for reflection on personal growth and changes in values over time.
Jim Rohn's dramatic story of paying off a debt illustrates the satisfaction of achieving a goal.
Goals should be set with consideration for what achieving them will make of you, not just what you get.
Setting goals that push you to grow and develop is more important than setting easy goals.
Compromise and selling out for goals can lead to unhappiness and a loss of self-respect.
The story of Judas serves as a cautionary tale about the cost of compromising one's values for success.
The key to goal setting is to set goals that will make something of you in the process of achieving them.
Transcripts
[Music]
you know what they say setting goals is
the key to achieving great things having
clear and Vivid goals that we're
passionate about can help us visualize
our future and give us the motivation to
work towards achieving them so you've
got the philosophical foundation and
practical tips to make changes in your
life now Jim Rohn is going to share his
personal approach to setting goals that
helped him achieve the changes he wanted
in his own life exciting stuff
so here's Jim Rohn with his the art of
goal setting of all the things that
changed my life for the better most
quickly it was learning how to set goals
and mastering this unique process can
have a powerful effect on your life too
one morning at breakfast shortly after I
met Mr Show
he asked me if he could see my current
list of goals
he said let me see your list of goals
and let's go over them and talk about
them maybe that's the best way I can
help you right now
and I said I don't have a list
he said well is it out in the car or at
home somewhere I said no sir I don't
have a list anywhere
he said well young man that's where we
better start
then he added
if you don't have a list of your goals I
can guess your bank balance within a few
hundred dollars
which he did
and that got my attention
I said you mean that if I had a list of
goals that would change my bank balance
he said drastically
that day I became a student of how to
set goals and sure enough when I learned
how my whole life changed
my income my bank account my personality
My Lifestyle my accomplishments so I'd
like to share with you
the best I have learned and practiced on
goal setting
first of all
I'd like to say that we are all affected
by five factors
the first is environment
the second is events
the third is knowledge
the fourth is results
and the fifth and often overlooked
factor that affects our lives is our
view of the future
our dreams
I won't get into all of these influences
here but let me concentrate on the fifth
one
dreams
of all these five influences make sure
your dreams are the greatest influence
on your daily decisions and activities
but another way make sure that the
greatest pull on you is the pull of the
future
for your dreams to greatly influence you
for the future to pull you your future
must be well planned
there are two ways to face the future
one is with apprehension the other with
anticipation
guess how many people face the future
with apprehension why they don't have it
well designed
and without really thinking about it
they have probably bought someone else's
view of how to live
you will face the future with
anticipation when you have planned a
future you can get excited about
when you have designed your future
results in advance
in this way the future will capture your
imagination it will exert an enormous
influence on you
and to design your future you must have
goals
well-defined goals are like a magnet
they pull you in their Direction and the
better you have defined them the better
you have described them the harder you
work on them the stronger they pull
and they pull you through all kinds of
difficulties too
without goals it is easy to let life
deteriorate to the point where you're
just making a living
it is not difficult to get trapped by
economic necessity and settle for
existence rather than substance
we all have a choice
we can either make a living or design a
life
Mr shove said to me I don't think your
current bank balance is a true indicator
of your level of intelligence
I was happy to hear that
he said I think you have plenty of
talent and ability and that you're much
smarter than your bank balance indicates
and that turned out to be true I was
much smarter
my question to him was then why isn't my
bank balance bigger and he said you
don't have enough reasons for
accomplishing great things
if you had enough reasons you could do
incredible things
you have enough intelligence
but not enough reasons
that's the key if you had enough reasons
in my years of study I've also
discovered this reasons come first and
answers come second
life has a strange way of hiding all the
answers and disclosing them only to
people who have been inspired to look
for them
who have reasons to look for them
put another way when you know what you
want and you want it badly enough you
will find ways to get it
the answers the methods the solutions
will become evident to you
hey what if you had to be rich
are there any books and tapes on the
subject the answer is yes there are
plenty of good ones but if you don't
have to be rich you probably won't read
the books or listen to the tapes
what drives us to find the answers is
necessity
so work on your reasons first
answer second
now what are some of the reasons for
doing well it varies from person to
person
I'm sure that if you did a little soul
searching you could come up with a
fairly strong list of reasons why you
want to accomplish great things
there are personal reasons sometimes
uniquely personal reasons some people do
well for the recognition
some do well because of the way it makes
them feel
they love the feeling of being a winner
that's one of the best reasons
I have some millionaire friends who keep
working 10 to 12 hours a day making more
millions and it's not because they need
the money it's because of the joy
pleasure and satisfaction that come to
them from being constant winners
to them money is not their main drive
it's not the money
it's the journey
once in a while someone says to me if I
had a million dollars I'd never work
another day in my life
hey that's probably why the good Lord
sees to it that he doesn't get his
million
because he just quit
family is another reason or motivator
for doing well
some people do extremely well because of
other people
and that's a powerful reason
sometimes we will do things for someone
else that we would not do for ourselves
we are made that way
I met a man who once said to me Mr own
to do everything I want to do around the
world with my family I need at least a
quarter of a million dollars a year
I thought incredible could a Man's
family affect him that much and the
answer is of course
how fortunate are the people who find
themselves greatly affected by someone
else
it's powerful
benevolence the desire to share can be a
powerful reason for wanting to achieve
some people do extremely well Gathering
up resources so they can then be
benefactors
when Andrew Carnegie the great steel
magnet died his desk was opened and in
one of the desk drawers was found to
slip a paper
on that slip of paper Mr Carnegie had
written his goal for his life
and he wrote it when he was in his
twenties on that slip of paper he had
written I'm going to spend the first
half of my life accumulating money I'm
going to spend the last half of my life
giving it all away
that's terrific
he was so inspired by that goal that
during the first half of his life he
accumulated 450 million dollars and
during the last half of his life he gave
it all away
how powerful
what has you turned on
what has you getting up early hitting it
hard all day and staying up late
what has you inspired
next question
what's got you turned off
when I found the answers to those two
questions my life exploded into change
I finally found out what negative
philosophy of life I had allowed to
limit me and had me turned off
and I got that cured
then I found a long enough list of
reasons to turn me on and once the
lights went on for me at age 25 they
have never gone out
I've fallen out of the sky a few times
but I've never lost that drive to do
something unique with my life
here's how simple Now goal setting is
it's not mysterious
you don't have to Anchor you don't have
to focus you don't have to visualize
none of that stuff here's how simple
goal setting is change my life
side what you want and write it down I
mean that's how profound this stuff is
decide what you want and write it down
make a list
where do you want to go what do you want
to do what do you want to see what do
you want to be what do you want to have
what do you want to share what projects
would you like to support what would you
like to be known for what skills would
you like to learn
some extraordinary things you'd like to
do ordinary things you'd like to do
right silly little things you'd like to
do very important things you'd like to
do decide decide on all that stuff and
write it down write it down write it
down that's how simple this stuff is
and it's your own private list if it's
really private you know on your list put
some stuff in code where nobody can
understand it if this list fell into
unfriendly hands
and simple things whatever
foolish things doesn't matter if it's
your list
I had a little revenge on my first list
Budget Finance who used to harass me
I got two or three payments behind this
one guy called incessantly said we're
going to come get your car drag it rear
end up down the street in front of your
neighbors
let's go
put me down something fierce when I met
Joe got my life straightened out one of
the first things on one of my lists was
Budget Finance
and when I finally got the money
I needed a little drama
in my life
finally got the money to pay them off I
put it in small bills in a big briefcase
walked into the Budget Finance office on
Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles the
guy who harassed me so often his desk
was about three back I opened the door
walked in right up to his desk stood
right in front of it never said a word
he said well what are you doing here
didn't say a word I opened up this
briefcase dumped this pile of money all
over his desk
I said count it
it's all there I'll never be back turned
around walked out slammed the door
that might not be Noble but you got to
try it at least one time
pay off for the little drama
[Applause]
got to check them off my list
keep your list with you I keep my list
in my journal so that I can go back five
years ago here was my list and I'm a
little embarrassed here's what I thought
was so important now how My Philosophy
has changed from 10 years ago five years
ago three years ago here's my old list
here's my new list here's what's
valuable to me now here's what I want my
life to be now here's where I want to go
what I want to do what I want to see
keep your lists of gold so that it shows
your growth shows your ability to change
and grow your philosophy grows and
expands what's valuable
setting goals it doesn't matter how
small foolish it is put it on your list
my Japanese friend Toro Ikea put on his
first list a Caucasian Gardener good
morning
I thought that was good
I like that
have you got this profound thing now
insteading goals here's how profound it
is decide what you want
and write it down get together with your
wife decide get together with your kids
decide
together with your business colleagues
decide write it down make a list okay
that's how easy it is
now let me give you one more scenario on
setting goals when I started making my
first list
Mr shelf said Mr own looks like we're
going to be together for a while he said
I've got a suggestion for you
he said I think one of the first goals
you ought to sit your 25 year old
American male sure you've made some
mistakes but now you're on the road to
better things
you got a family worth it
reasons makes the difference
and he said you've got every reason to
do this he said why don't you among all
the goals you're going to say I've said
why don't you set a goal to become a
millionaire
a millionaire this is America
all the possibilities are available why
don't you set a goal to become a
millionaire that it's got a nice ring to
it
millionaire enough zeros to impress your
accountant
and he said here
here now I thought
I'm thinking wouldn't it be great to
have a million dollars he said no that's
not it here's why and I had one of the
greatest lessons I ever learned and I'm
about to share it with you this will be
worth the price of being here today if
you can capture what I'm about to share
with you here's what Mr shelves did set
a goal to become a millionaire and he
said here's why for what it will make of
you to achieve it
and I got one of the greatest classes in
one sentence I've ever received in my
life
that a goal that'll make you stretch
that far for what it will make of you to
achieve it
what a brand new reason for setting
goals
what an all-encompassing challenge to
have a better vision of the future but
for to see what it will make of you to
achieve it
here's why
because not what you get
the greatest value in life is what you
become
major question to ask on the job is not
what am I getting here
[Music]
that's not the major question major
question to ask is what am I becoming
here
it's not what you get that makes you
valuable it's what you become that makes
you valuable
so shelf said set a goal to become a
millionaire
for what it will make of you to achieve
it let me give you the key phrase on
setting goals set the kind of goals that
will make something of you to achieve
them
set the kind of goals that will make
something of you to achieve them
always keep that in mind what will this
make of me
if I set this goal and go for it not
only will I achieve it but what will it
make of me in the process
What A Whole New Concept on setting
goals
now there's two parts to this and then
we're wrapping up goals
here's the first part now on this goal
setting for what you become number one
don't set your goals too low
interesting we teach in leadership
don't join an easy crowd
you won't grow
where the expectations are high
go where the demands are high
go where the pressure's on to perform to
grow to change to develop to read to
study to develop skills I belong to a
small group we do business around the
world you cannot believe the
expectations of that level
what we expect of each other in terms of
Excellence far beyond average why
so that we can each grow so that we can
receive from the group we can contribute
to the group something unprecedented
it's called living at The Summit
go where the demands are high go where
the expectations are strong so that
it'll provoke you push you
urgently insist that you not remain the
same for the next couple of years the
next five years that you grow and change
so don't set your goals too low
the guy says well I don't need much well
then you don't need to become much
now here's the last part on setting
goals don't compromise don't sell out
there were some things I went for back
in those early years that I paid too big
a price for if I'd have known how much
it was going to cost me I never would
have paid but I didn't know
don't sell out
ancient phrase says count Goss count
cost count cost
and ancient story says Judas got the
money you say well that's a success
story no no
it's true 30 pieces of silver in those
days was the size of a fortune you say
well if a guy's got a fortune right
that's a success story no you don't
understand his name was Judas doesn't
that ring a bell
Judas you say oh yes Judas Judas the
traitor that's right the traitor got the
money doesn't that change the story and
the answers of course it changes the
story
interestingly enough after Judas gets
the money from becoming a traitor he's
got the money in his hot little hand and
now he's unhappy somebody says well if
you had a fortune how could you be
unhappy well he wasn't unhappy with the
money
he was unhappy with
himself
key phrase the greatest source of
unhappiness is self-unhappiness
greatest source of unhappiness doesn't
come from outside
the greatest source of unhappiness comes
from inside
here's where the erosion starts doing a
little less than you could
that's where the beginning little
infection of unhappiness starts doing a
little less than you can not feeling
that good about yourself
so don't let that happen
Judas is unhappy he says what'll I do he
says oh just take the money back walked
in where he got the money and said here
take this money I'm unhappy they said
heck with you Judas we got what we
wanted you got what you wanted out they
threw him out with his money
Jesus says well what'll I do now he says
oh clever should have thought of this
first I'll just throw the money away and
he proceeded to throw his fortune away
why would he throw his fortune away he
was so unhappy with
himself
and that's not even the end of the
scenario after he threw his fortune away
he couldn't change what he became a
traitor
and now in total abject frustration
he goes out and hangs his worthless self
why such a tragic end because he was so
unhappy with
himself he sold out he sold out he paid
too big a price
ancient script sums it all up and said
what if you gain the whole world and it
cost you your soul too big a price to
pay if you got the whole world
don't sell out
don't compromise your values don't
compromise your virtues
don't compromise your philosophy
here's the key word beware
if Jesus could speak back he'd probably
say beware
two good words from ancient script one
behold the positive word behold the
possibilities behold the opportunity
behold the drama behold the awesomeness
behold the uniqueness
behold the Majesty oh
what a good word but here's the other
word beware beware
beware
don't sell out
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